International Affairs
Today is World
Chocolate Day.
This
day marks 466 years since chocolate was introduced to Europe.
India was
placed at 91st position in the
recently released 2016 Networked
Readiness Index (NRI) by the Geneva-based World Economic Forum
(WEF).
Important Points to Note about NRI :
This
index was released as the part of the WEF’s Global Information Technology
Report.
It
measures countries’ success in creating the necessary conditions for a
transition to a digitised economy and society.
Today (7th July) is Global
Forgiveness Day.
This
day was created in 1994 by the Christian Embassy of Christ's Ambassadors.
Note :
There is already a Forgiveness Day in August (which is observed on 1st sunday
in August each year), founded by the Worldwide Forgiveness Alliance, but the
Global Forgiveness Day is different. This was founded by CECA (Christian
Embassy of Christ’s Ambassadors).
PM Narendra Modi is on a 4 nation tour of African countries.
National Affairs
Eid-ul-Fitr is being
celebrated across the country with enthusiasm.
Kerala
Tourism
has identified 17 new locations to
develop as tourist destinations under the Kerala Destination Scheme, in
addition to the 52 already being developed.
The
locations are in Chowwara, Ernakulam,
Malappuram, Thiruvananthapuram and
Kollam.
Water
Resources Minister Uma Bharti today launched 231
projects under the 'Namami
Gange' programme which is aimed at cleaning the river.
The
projects were launched at various locations across seven states–Uttarakhand, Uttar
Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Delhi, and Haryana.
Note :
The government had sanctioned around ₹20,000
crore over five years for the initiative in the 2014-15 budget.
The Tripura
government has revised the teacher’s recruitment rules making it mandatory for candidates appearing in the Teachers’
Eligibility Test (TET) to secure 50% marks.
Under
the revised rules, candidates with an English medium background would get
preference during the selection process.
Under
the Centre’s ‘Ujala Scheme’, the
Goa government will distribute 15 lakh free LED bulbs to 4.89 lakh
consumers between July 8 and 17.
Places in News
The Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon and photographer Aditya
Arya are set to launch the world's
largest camera museum in Gurgaon
on August 19, World Photography Day.
'The Museo Camera – Centre of Photography' will showcase almost 700 cameras curated by Arya. The
museum will also display around 800 original patents of cameras dating back to
the 1800s.
MOUs & Agreements
India
and
Mozambique today signed 3
Memoranda of Understandings (MoUs).
Prime
Minister Narendra Modi and Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi witnessed the
signing of these agreements.
The three MOUs are,
Reduction
of drug trafficking and psychotropic substances and related materials,
Cooperation
in the field of youth affairs and sports,
Long
term agreement for purchase of pulses
Recent Committees in News
The Union Finance Ministry has constituted 4 Member Committee to examine the feasibility and desirability of having a new
financial year.
The
committee has been tasked to examine the merits and demerits of various dates
for the commencement of the financial year including the existing date (April
to March) by taking into account the various relevant factors.
Head :
Dr. Shankar Acharya (former Chief Economic Adviser)
Members
PV
Rajaraman (former Finance Secretary, Tamil Nadu),
KM
Chandrasekhar (former Cabinet Secretary)
Dr.
Rajiv Kumar (Senior Fellow, Centre for Policy Research)
Business & Economy
Credit rating agency Standard
& Poor's has today announced that the Macroeconomic situation is more secure in India and Japan compared
to the other economies in the Asia-Pacific region due to their "strong
policy decisions".
Further,
the report said the region has been able to absorb the "first wave of
volatility" after Brexit and Asia-Pacific's economic picture has
"brightened" except for China.
India
has
been ranked as the world's fourth
largest mobile app economy in a report by analytics firm App
Annie.
China,
United States and Brazil were ranked first, second and third
respectively.
Science & Technology
China
inducted
its largest indigenously-built transport aircraft named as Y-20,
marking a crucial step in its Air Force history for improving its strategic
power projection capability.
It
is also considered as a breakthrough for Chinese defence sector especially in
military aviation technology which will allow the world’s largest force to
transport cargo and troops over long distances in diverse weather conditions.
New Appointments
R
Thiruppathi Venkatasamy was appointed as the Accountant
General of Economic and Revenue
Sector Audit of Tamil Nadu.
1982
batch IAS officer Deepak Singhal was
today appointed as the Chief Secretary
of Uttar Pradesh.
Awards & Honors
After investing in 14 startups this year, Ratan Tata has topped the list of active angel investors in 2016,
compiled by VCCEdge.
Artha
India Ventures Managing Partner Anirudh A Damani and Aarin Capital Chairman TV
Mohandas Pai were ranked second and third respectively.
Sports
Seventeen-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer surpassed Martina Navratilova’s record for the most number of wins in Grand Slam singles
matches, after beating Marin Cilic in Wimbledon quarter-final
today.
This
was Federer’s 307th win in Grand
Slam singles, and his 84th victory
at Wimbledon, equalling Jimmy Connor for the most number of wins at Wimbledon
in the Open Era.
Argentina national football team coach Gerardo Martino submitted his
resignation from the post today, citing lack of support from the Argentina
Football Association in preparing an 18-man squad for the Olympic Games.
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